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Sarpanch · Gram Panchayat
USHA DEVI
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- LGD code
- 247695
- Pincode
- 802222
- Post office
- Khutahan
- Population
- 963
- Households
- 138
- Literacy rate
- 62.8%
- Sex ratio
- 899 ♀/1000♂
- Workers
- 272
ਜਨਗਣਨਾ 2011 · ਤੁਲਨਾ ਵਿੱਚ
Basra ਦੀ ਤੁਲਨਾ
By population, Basra ranks #60 of 115 villages in Tarari mandal.
Literacy rate
%
62.8%
+3.8% vs mandal average
- Basra
- 62.8%
- Tarari mandal
- 59.0%
- Bhojpur district
- 58.6%
Sex ratio
♀ per 1000 ♂
899
−27 vs mandal average
- Basra
- 899
- Tarari mandal
- 926
Household size
people per home
7.0
+0.6 vs mandal average
- Basra
- 7.0
- Tarari mandal
- 6.4
Source: Census of India 2011 (village PCA; mandal and district aggregates).
Basra ਇੱਕ ਨਜ਼ਰ ਵਿੱਚ
Basra ਬਿਹਾਰ ਦੇ ਭੋਜਪੁਰ ਜ਼ਿਲ੍ਹੇ ਦੇ Tarari ਬਲਾਕ ਵਿੱਚ 963 ਲੋਕਾਂ 138 ਪਰਿਵਾਰਾਂ ਵਿੱਚ (ਜਨਗਣਨਾ 2011) ਦਾ ਪਿੰਡ ਹੈ, ਜੋ Tarari ਬਲਾਕ ਦੇ 115 ਪਿੰਡਾਂ ਵਿੱਚੋਂ 60ਵਾਂ ਸਭ ਤੋਂ ਵੱਡਾ ਹੈ। ਸਾਖਰਤਾ 63% ਹੈ, ਬਲਾਕ ਔਸਤ 59% ਤੋਂ 4 ਅੰਕ ਵੱਧ ਅਤੇ ਲਿੰਗ ਅਨੁਪਾਤ ਪ੍ਰਤੀ 1,000 ਮਰਦਾਂ ਪਿੱਛੇ 899 ਔਰਤਾਂ। ਪਿੰਨਕੋਡ 802222 ਹੈ, Khutahan ਡਾਕਖਾਨੇ ਅਧੀਨ; LGD ਪਿੰਡ ਕੋਡ 247695 ਹੈ। ਸਰਪੰਚ USHA DEVI ਹਨ; ਪਿੰਡ Bachhwara ਵਿਧਾਨ ਸਭਾ ਹਲਕੇ ਵਿੱਚ ਹੈ, ਵਿਧਾਇਕ Surendra Mehta। 2026 ਵਿੱਚ ਅਨੁਮਾਨਿਤ ਆਬਾਦੀ 1,135, 2011 ਤੋਂ 18% ਵੱਧ।
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Amenities · Census 2011 village directory · Basra
- Treated tap water
- No
- Untreated tap water
- Yes
- Well water
- No
- Hand pump
- Yes
- Tube well / borewell
- No
- Electricity for homes
- No
- Electricity for farms
- No
- Power hours (summer)
- 0
- Power hours (winter)
- 0
- Primary school
- 1
- Middle school
- 1
- Secondary school
- 0
- Senior secondary
- 0
- Degree college
- 0
- Primary health centre
- 0
- Health sub-centre
- 0
- Community health centre
- 0
- Dispensary
- 0
- Veterinary hospital
- 0
- Post office
- No
- Sub post office
- No
- Commercial bank
- No
- Cooperative bank
- No
- ATM
- No
- Public bus service
- No
- Private bus service
- Yes
- Railway station
- No
- Pucca (paved) road
- Yes
- Anganwadi centre
- Yes
- ASHA worker
- No
- Fair-price shop
- No
- Mandi / regular market
- No
- Weekly haat
- No
- Nearest statutory town
- PIRO
- Distance to nearest town (km)
- 10
- Distance to district HQ (km)
- 39
- Distance to sub-district HQ (km)
- 16
- All-weather road
- Yes
- Gram panchayat (2011)
- PANWARI
- Total area (ha)
- 93
- Irrigated area (ha)
- 60
- Forest area (ha)
- 0
Source: Census of India 2011, Village Directory. Facilities may have changed since.
Notice board · Basra
No notices this weekWater supply timings, gram sabha dates, camps and drives — residents post them here and they expire on their own.
ਮੁੱਖ ਤੱਥ — Basra
- LGD code
- 247695
- Pincode
- 802222
- Post office
- Khutahan
- Population (Census 2011)
- 963
- Population (projected 2026)
- 1,135
- Households
- 138
- Sex ratio (per 1,000 males)
- 899
- Literacy rate
- 62.8%
- Lok Sabha constituency
- Begusarai
- Vidhan Sabha constituency
- Bachhwara
- Member of Parliament
- Giriraj Singh
- Member of Legislative Assembly
- Surendra Mehta
- Sarpanch / Gram Pradhan
- USHA DEVI
- Block / Mandal
- Tarari
- Nearest railway station
- Sherpur Dhipura (4.4 km)
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- Population, literacy, households: Census 2011 (PCA)
- Village directory: Local Government Directory, record updated 2026-09-23
- Sarpanch: state panchayat-raj records
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